Tribulation of Myriad Races

Once again, Tiangu and the others looked over. They saw that the Divine Realm had been quickly sealed. An incomparably powerful being appeared above the realm. A woman. An ancient woman. Not a Daofuse of a previous epoch. Rather, she was an ancient being.

The old woman looked at the old turtle and said with a sigh, “The junior of my house was rude. Please accept my apologies, Brother Grand Dream. I believe…I have one last fight in me. Please do withdraw, Brother Grand Dream.”

When the old turtle saw the old woman, his jaw dropped as he said, “You’re…not dead! How…unbelievable.”

“I am merely struggling at death’s door. I can’t even leave my realm anymore. It is embarrassing to let you see me like this.”

It seemed as though the old woman was struggling to even speak, but the old turtle was staring at her with a frown. After a while, he said, “We leave.”

Beside him, Soy Bun complained, “Just attack! Why are we scared of her?”

Grand Dream was rendered speechless. Did Soy Bun not know her?

“That’s Divine Pseudo Emperor’s dao companion.”

“Jiwu’s wife?”

“The ancient Divine Pseudo Emperor.”

The moment Soy Bun heard that, he dragged Flatbun away unhesitatingly.

Clearly, that name was enough to scare him away.

Dao companion of the ancient Divine Pseudo Emperor.

She was still alive?

The old turtle stared for a long while before saying with a sigh, “I see. You have been staying alive through the divine emperor dao. No wonder you’re unwilling to fight. So be it. But know that Jiwu will die sooner or later.”

The old turtle decided to withdraw. It was possible that the old woman couldn’t leave, but what if she could? Perhaps she could come out for one last fight before dying. She couldn’t stay alive for long outside after losing the support of the dao.

But she would be extremely dangerous during that final fight. The old turtle did not bother to say much. With this, the divine race’s trump card had finally been exposed. Jiwu had nearly died to them, and there was indeed a hidden Daofuse in the Divine Realm. She was at least as strong as a heavenly king, or even stronger.

No wonder the divines of the Upper Realm had not bothered to send anyone down. The arrival of any other expert might end up sharing the power of laws the old woman was relying on to stay alive.

The old turtle left rapidly.

Before long, he joined the others.

With Great Zhou King’s group, the old turtle, and the two furballs together, there were eleven Daofuses among them. All of them gathered outside the Fate Realm.

Near the Human Realm, Wan Tiansheng alone guarded the Eastrift Valley with a smile on his face. The battle had lasted less than ten minutes, yet six Daofuses had died.

With this, only Tiangu, Talisman King, Mo Ji, Mo Yue, Jiwu, Divine Consort, Celestial Dragon Marquis, Phoenix Pseudo Emperor, Ape Pseudo Emperor, Kunpeng Pseudo Emperor, Primordial Giant King, Heavenly Overseer Marquis, Bountiful Treasure, and Fate Pseudo Emperor were left among those not allied to humanity.

Of course, things might change with the Fate Pseudo Emperor and Primordial Giant King. On humanity’s side, there were thirteen Daofuses if Su Yu was included as well. But that was only what they had shown on the surface.

The myriad races sank into silence.

It was a major defeat. After many days of planning, Su Yu had killed six more Daofuses on top of the five he had killed in the previous battle. All in all, the myriad races had lost eleven Daofuses thus far.

Immortal Realm.

Tiangu had a bleak expression as he looked toward the Fate Realm. If they continued their original plan of draining the laws to have more experts descend, it might end up killing those experts. These experts would suffer from the suppressive force of the Fate Realm, giving Su Yu and his people the chance to slaughter them easily.

Thus, they couldn’t even proceed with their original plan anymore. If those in the Upper Realm were to send four or five Daofuses down blindly, all of them would die. They would only be throwing their lives away.

With a strategic location like the Fate Realm under humanity’s control, the myriad races didn’t know what to do anymore. They wouldn’t dare to do anything unless they had a way to fully open the connection and allow those from the Upper Realm to come in full force.

That was the only way.

“Please don’t send more people down!”

Tiangu prayed. He could only hope that those above wouldn’t do anything stupid. This would be the worst timing for anyone to descend. With the deaths of so many Daofuses, the connection might have relaxed slightly, allowing more to descend. They should not take the bait.

Su Yu had entered the Fate Realm. It was likely that Fateless would submit to humanity. Great Zhou King was right outside. Including Great Zhou King, they would have three Daofuses guarding the entrance to the Upper Realm. That would be enough to kill the Daofuses from the Upper Realm easily unless those Daofuses were at the level of heavenly kings.

“We lost the Fate Realm and six Daofuses.”

Tiangu had never felt so discouraged before.

It was over!

They had lost all ability to fight back in the Lower Realm. From now onward, humanity would fully dominate the Lower Realm. Yes, there were still a decent number of Daofuses among the myriad races. But their morale had crumbled. Nobody would dare to fight again before the Upper Realm was open.

Just then, a loud rumble rang out from the Phoenix Realm. The Phoenix Pseudo Emperor had paid a large price to fully seal the realm away. And she wasn’t alone. Next, the dragons, apes, and kunpengs did the same. All of them were determined to stay secluded until the Upper Realm was open.

The expressions of Great Zhou King and the others changed. Instead of feeling discouraged like Tiangu, they were feeling…odd.

Sealing the realm.

Wasn’t that the same as suicide?

That was the same as sealing their own escape path when Su Yu arrived from the Death Realm. They had sealed their realms in a way that even Daofuses would need some time to break through.

Great Zhou King had an odd look in his eyes. He couldn’t even say that this was a bad choice. This was probably the best choice for the myriad races at this moment. But Su Yu would probably laugh himself to death after learning that these people had all sealed themselves inside.

His biggest worry was the escape of all these people while he was attacking them. But now, they had taken the initiative to seal themselves inside their realms. With the realm sealed, those outside wouldn’t be able to sense anything even when an intense battle was erupting inside.

“Even the heavens are siding with Su Yu.”

Great Zhou King couldn’t help but lament that it felt as though the will of the heavens itself was siding with Su Yu. He had not seen this happening. They had taken over the Fate Realm, forced the myriad races to go into hiding yet again, and killed six Daofuses.

And the entire battle had only lasted about ten minutes. This was a result the human race hadn’t been able to achieve even after countless years. The others had the same feeling as Great Zhou King.

All of them released their auras as they floated in the sky.

Countless races trembled in fear.

Humanity had won.

None of the key figures of the three strongest races had died, but even the divines, devils, and immortals were no longer capable of contending against humanity in the Lower Realm. They could only barely protect themselves.

With the Fate Realm under humanity’s control as well, they could even hold the chokepoint connecting the Upper Realm and the Lower Realm. The myriad races were no longer capable of resistance unless the Upper Realm was opened.

***

At the same time.

Fate Realm.

Atop the Heavenly Fate Mountain, Su Yu and Fate Pseudo Emperor were looking at each other.

The Fate Pseudo Emperor felt like Su Yu was getting way too rash.

“Emperor Yu, are you not worried that I would…”

Su Yu said indifferently, “What is there to fear? Or are you feeling confident after seeing me alone here?”

Su Yu laughed and said, “Some people are really forgetful. Are you sure you can take me down when I’m alone?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor frowned slightly and said, “You misunderstand me, Emperor Yu. I merely thought that you trusted the fate race too much.”

“No, I don’t trust you. I don’t trust any stranger.” Su Yu grinned, “I only trust myself. If you act against me, this will be the last day the fate race exists. Do you believe me?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor’s expression turned incomparably solemn. After a long while, he nodded, “Yes. Major changes have happened in the Death Realm. The fate race has the ability to connect with the Death Realm as well.”

“I love smart people.” Su Yu smiled and said, “Since I am already here, it is clear I will exterminate the fate race if you act against me.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor sighed and said nothing.

He didn’t know what he could say about Su Yu. Su Yu was incomparably careful. He wasn’t here to bet on the submission of the fate race. Rather, he was here because he was confident he could handle the fate race even if the fate race were to turn hostile.

Su Yu said nothing else. He turned into Dao King’s appearance, his aura dropped, sorrow covered his face, and his entire presence changed. Next, the entrance in the sky trembled violently.

A furious voice boomed out, “Is anyone down there? What happened?”

Su Yu shouted at the sky in panic, “Chaos has erupted in the Lower Realm! The humans ambushed Fallen Star Marquis, Devilroil Marquis, and Abyss Marquis. Grand Dream joined hands with Great Zhou King and the soul devourers, ultimately killing the three! May I ask if this senior is an ancestor from the immortal race?”

The entrance trembled madly.

The blurry figure of an incomparably powerful being appeared. The furious figure asked, “What did the fate race do during the battle?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor’s eyes flickered before he answered calmly, “The fate race has always been neutral. Immortal Battle Marquis, this is a matter between your race and the human race.”

“Damn you!”

The ancient expert in the sky roared furiously, “How dare you? Fate race, do you think you can do whatever you want just because Heavenly Fate Marquis is still around?”

Fate Pseudo Emperor rolled his eyes and said, “I didn’t participate in the battle. No matter how intense the battle was, it had nothing to do with the fate race. Why vent your anger on me, Immortal Battle Marquis?”

He added, “Quite a lot of Daofuses were killed. I advise you stay up there, Immortal Battle Marquis, lest you die to the humans as well.”

“Humans?” Immortal Battle King said coldly, “The humans do not have the ability to kill me. Grand Dream…how impudent of him.”

He couldn’t calm his anger. He asked, “Who are you?”

“This junior is Dao Heng of the immortal race, in charge of the Dao King Region, currently stationed in the Fate Realm. Lord, the fate race refused to allow our Daofuse here. They might be siding with the humans in secret. Lord, I suspect that Fateless was the one who had leaked the information about Fallen Star Marquis and the others to the humans!”

“Damn you!”

Fate Pseudo Emperor roared furiously, “Impudent! How dare you slander me? Do you think I won’t dare to kill you?”

“You are the impudent one!” A face emerged in the sky, with countless lightning bolts striking the face constantly. The furious face said, “Try killing him. I dare you!”

Then, the face looked at Su Yu and asked, “Is this a safe time to descend?”

Su Yu hurriedly said, “No! Lord, several human experts are waiting outside the Fate Realm right now. Lord Tiangu and the others have all withdrawn from the Allheaven Battlefield. We are incapable of fighting a new battle for now.”

Immortal Battle Marquis sighed and said, “Indeed. Tiangu is truly worthless. I can force my way down right now, but it seems to be pointless. Remain in the Fate Realm. Fateless, if he dies, the fate race will need to watch out. Do not think that humanity can overturn the heavens with a tiny bit of advantage in the Lower Realm.”

At that point, the lightning bolts around the face grew in intensity. Once again, he looked at Su Yu and said, “Tell Tiangu to stay on the defensive. Think of ways to keep weakening the power of laws. Do not do anything stupid and lose Daofuses again and again. Damn him. Just how many Daofuses have died so far? We built such a strong foundation down there, but you guys ruined everything! Trash! Utter garbage!”

He was furious. Those in the Lower Realm were too useless. They had a major advantage in the Lower Realm. If it weren’t for the deactivation of the Allheaven Battlefield at the end of the ninth epoch, humanity would have ceased to exist right then. They had barely any experts remaining. Even so, the myriad races of the Lower Realm had somehow allowed the situation to devolve to such an extent.

He couldn’t understand how it happened.

He was furious.

Su Yu hurriedly nodded and said with a defeated tone, “Lord, the humans produced someone called Su Yu. He has inherited the pen dao of Culture King. Because of that, the iron devourers and other races picked his side. After inheriting Culture King’s legacy, his luck grew tremendously. It’s not that we’re no match for humanity. But that Su Yu’s luck is too strong. We have no way of suppressing him. I beseech you to grant us a method to suppress his luck, Lord.”

“Culture King’s inheritance?” Immortal Battle Marquis hesitated. Instead of continuing to roar in fury, he switched to voice transmission, “Culture King indeed had a powerful luck back then. His successor…would have a luck no mere Tiangu can compete against. Only the ancient assembly has the ability to suppress this luck. Tell Tiangu that the best course of action is to gather enough assembly tokens. I still have six tokens. Hand them to Tiangu. No matter what, gather fifty tokens as soon as possible and weaken the heavenly laws here.

“Stay here. I will continue gathering assembly tokens after this. I can’t descend, but I can send some assembly tokens down when the laws are relaxed. The tokens are powerful enough to survive the descent.”

Su Yu hurriedly replied, “No, Lord! The fate race is not trustworthy. If Fate Pseudo Emperor were to intercept the tokens…”

Immortal Battle Marquis laughed and said, “Not bad, Dao Heng. To be honest, I’ve heard of you before. So be it. You were still young in the previous epoch. It is pointless to speak of it. The fate race wouldn’t have the courage to intercept the tokens, but to be safe, I will keep the tokens inside my Dragon Battling Staff.

“I will teach you the activation method of the staff. Nobody knows it, so they won’t be able to do anything even with the staff. I will naturally reclaim the staff after descending in the future.”

“Lord, how can I take your weapon?”

“It doesn’t matter. The battles in the Upper Realm are nearing an end.”

Then, waves of willpower entered Su Yu’s mind. That was the activation method for the Dragon Battling Staff.

Immortal Battle Marquis said, “We can’t delay any longer. Remind Tiangu not to fight more battles and lose people needlessly. Just focus on gathering fifty assembly tokens.”

With a rumble, an incomparably powerful staff started emerging from the sky. Resisting the various lightning bolts, it descended. Countless shiny golden stripes could be seen on it. After a while, the golden stripes dimmed. But at that point, the staff had successfully broken through.

“The power of the tribulation is returning. I need to withdraw now. Dao Heng, take good care of my weapon.”

“Yes!”

“Fateless, I don’t want to see any other accidents.”

With a cold snort, the face in the sky shattered and calm returned.

Su Yu reached out and accepted the Dragon Battling Staff.

Fate Pseudo Emperor’s jaw droppeed.

Holy shit!

Just like that?

Did that really work?

Good heavens!

The Immortal Battle Marquis had sent his personal weapon down. What was this?

He stared at Su Yu with stupefaction. However, Su Yu appeared completely indifferent as he asked, “What do they know? The people from the Upper Realm are all fools. They lack information. What can they know without the Lower Realm? They only know that someone died. That is all. With you staying neutral, nobody would expect me to be a fake immortal with you beside me. Why are you looking at me like that? Allow me to thank you for your cooperation.”

Su Yu smiled. Six tokens.

Assembly tokens. He loved gathering them. In truth, he had gathered a decent number of them. He reminded himself to check the exact number later. He only knew that he had gathered quite a lot of them. Immortal Battle Marquis had clearly gathered quite a lot as well. And he was surprisingly generous with it.

Su Yu had simply made up a simple lie to find out if there were some incredible treasures or weapons up there. But the result was quite surprising. He had received some assembly tokens and a weapon from Immortal Battle Marquis.

After a long silence, Fate Pseudo Emperor said, “I…am cornered. Immortal Battle Marquis is very powerful. The immortals still have five peak experts in the Upper Realm. After losing a powerful weapon to this scam…”

Su Yu chuckled and interjected, “That’s not all. I got six assembly tokens as well. These tokens might be even more valuable than the weapon.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor’s expression changed.

Fine, fine. He was filled with resignation. With this, he would have no choice but to follow humanity. The immortals would not forgive him. They would kill him. Not even the Heavenly Fate Marquis could stop that.

Six assembly tokens. That was such a major loss that even he was feeling sad for the myriad races. Was that immortal dumb? Why did he trust everything Su Yu said?

Holy shit!

He had given six assembly tokens away so easily! Was he dumb?

If Immortal Battle Marquis were to learn of the truth, Su Yu would be his number one target. As for his number two target, it would naturally be Fateless. After all, his presence was why Su Yu had been able to fool Immortal Battle Marquis so easily.

After all, he was the Fate Pseudo Emperor. And the fate race had remained neutral for countless years.

Fate Pseudo Emperor was left completely speechless. Su Yu smiled and said, “It’s no big deal. In truth, you are already out of options. I won’t let go of my control over this place. The only way for you to dispute my control is…war.”

Fate Pseudo Emperor sank into silence. After a long while, he sighed.

So be it. Since a choice had been made, regret was pointless.